All of us want to have meaning in our lives and want to feel like we're doing something that makes a difference. I believe we're doing that in the Justice Department.

Quote by John Ashcroft

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We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism...

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect...

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect...

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

The path we have chosen is constitutional.

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things...

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things...

The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and...

The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and...

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom...

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom...

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're...

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're...

Gents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have...

Gents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have...

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its...

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its...

The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places...

The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places...

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because...

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because...

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites...

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites...

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a...

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a...

It's a different world.

It's a different world.

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of...

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of...

What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the...

What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the...

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.